What do we expect from the church? For one, Good Shepherds to guide us and lead us and bring us closer to God. We don't expect our priests to be perfect since we are all sinners. We at least expect them to know the teachings of Our Lord Jesus Christ and pass on the knowledge to us. We hope that they can be role models. It is a lot to ask of someone to dedicate their lives for the sake of others and we are very grateful. I assume Our Lord Jesus Christ gave instructions to the Twelve Apostles. I am hoping that those are the same instructions that the Church is following. We are the sheep. You are the shepherds. Is it elitism to have a shepherd? Does the sheep tell the shepherd what to do or where to go? All we ask is for our good shepherds to follow the instructions of the One True and Living God. The current leadership invites the sheep to speak out but ridicules, sometimes ignores, and worse, suppresses traditionalists. Is this synodality? What is bad about being traditionalist?